# Maxime Eduardo

> Maxime Eduardo is the cofounder and CEO of Naboo, a Paris-founded procurement platform for corporate events. Trained in applied mathematics and operations research, he moved from strategy consulting and operating a logistics company into entrepreneurship. Naboo began with a post-pandemic remote-work idea that Eduardo later called a flop, then pivoted through seminar booking into enterprise procurement software. The company raised a $70 million Series B led by Lightspeed in February 2026 and is expanding across Europe, North America and other international markets.

- **Role:** Cofounder and CEO at Naboo
- **Organizations:** Naboo, A-Partners, LABATUT Group, Oliver Wyman, CroissancePlus
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Master of Science in Operations Research, Columbia University, Engineer's degree in Applied Mathematics, CentraleSupélec, Licence in Applied Economics, Université Paris Dauphine - PSL, Preparatory studies in mathematics, physics, chemistry and engineering, Lycée Pierre-de-Fermat
- **Known for:** Cofounded Naboo with Antoine Servant, Lucien Bredin and Jean-Louis Villeminot., Led Naboo from a failed remote-work concept into an enterprise platform spanning event sourcing, approvals, governance, payments and execution., Built Naboo to 180 employees across eight countries by the February 2026 Series B announcement.

## Career timeline

- **2014-2017** — Worked in strategy consulting at Oliver Wyman, reaching associate manager.
- **2017** — Cofounded A-Partners, a strategy and operations consultancy serving startups, small businesses and mid-sized companies.
- **2019-2021** — Served as managing director of logistics, distribution and transport company LABATUT Group.
- **2021-2022** — Founded the business first known as WOME, which became Naboo; its initial remote-work proposition was later abandoned.
- **2022** — Launched Naboo as a platform for company retreats and seminars and raised €2 million.
- **2024** — Raised €7.5 million, expanded the seminar platform and acquired BizMeeting later that year.
- **2025** — Raised €20 million and accelerated the shift toward large-enterprise event procurement and European expansion.
- **2026** — Raised a $70 million Series B led by Lightspeed, opened a New York hub and continued building AI-powered procurement infrastructure.

## Achievements

- Cofounded Naboo with Antoine Servant, Lucien Bredin and Jean-Louis Villeminot.
- Led Naboo from a failed remote-work concept into an enterprise platform spanning event sourcing, approvals, governance, payments and execution.
- Built Naboo to 180 employees across eight countries by the February 2026 Series B announcement.
- Raised $70 million in Series B funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners in February 2026, bringing company-reported total funding to $100 million over three years.
- Expanded Naboo from France into European and North American hubs, including Montreal and New York.
- Previously led LABATUT Group, a company reported at roughly 700 employees and €100 million in revenue during his tenure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Eduardo said 81.4% of Naboo events in its latest reported month had been booked by AI agents without human involvement, up from about 35% in July.
- **2026-08** — He said Naboo had built global invoicing and payment capabilities supporting client payments in more than 20 currencies and vendor payments in more than 100 currencies.
- **2026-04** — In an industry interview, he described plans to process more than $1 billion in meetings and events spend and add procurement categories beyond events.
- **2026-03** — He discussed Naboo's evolution into a Source-to-Reclaim platform, its AI Planner, Control Tower and expansion across ten countries.
- **2026-02** — Naboo announced a $70 million Series B led by Lightspeed, alongside a New York office opening and a target to triple 2026 revenue.

## Links

- Website: https://www.naboo.app
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxime-eduardo-3a063477

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